Adjustable picking shoe rest



P. E. PROVOST 239 99 ADJUSTABLE PIGKING SHOE REST 7 Filed July 24, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet Inventor PETER *E f ROVO sT',

Jan. 28, 1941. Y P. E. PROVQST 2,229,899

ADJUSTABLE PICKING SHOE REST Filed July 24, 1959 2 She ets-Sheet 2 Inventor PETER E. Preovos'r,

A ifomeys Patented Jan. 28, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pick motion and in particular, picking motions on automatic filling changing, and Draper looms.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a picking motion wherein the picking shoe has its toe and heel structure in such a shape that when the shuttle tip strikes the picker when entering the shuttle box, it strikes the opening in the picker properly centered, and as the picker is forced back to its back position, the heel of the shoe imparts a slight rise to the picker, and relieves the shuttle from the race plate, thus reducing wear on the shuttle.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral i represents the picker shoe which is of rocker form as shown in Figure 1. This shoe has the upstanding channel-shaped shank 2 through which the channeled-shaped shank 3 of the tongue 4 extends and embraces the picker stick 5. As shown in Figure 3, a bolt 6 extends through the picker stick 5 and through an oversize opening in the shank 2. The head I of the bolt bears against the shank 2. A pressure plate 8 is disposed against the opposite side of the stick 5 and has an opening therein through which the bolt 6 extends. The bolt 6 is equipped with nuts 9--9, which thread against the plate 8 and serve to clamp the picker stick strap ID at one end against the stick 5. The other end of the strap 10 is hooked over the hook end of the spring II on the drum l2.

Numeral I 3 represents the rest for the shoe I. One end of this rest l3 has the depending plate 14 of fork shape as shown in Figure 4 to straddle the extending end of the rocking shaft l5. Bolt members Iii-16 extend through the leg portions of the plate l4 and through the slots in the supporting plate l1, these bolts being equipped with nuts [8. The supporting plate H has the collar l9 through which the bar I5 extends and a set screw 20 definitely holds the supporting plat-e I l in proper position on the bar I5.

The rest I3 has the reduced flange 2| atone end through which the set screw 22 is disposed and this can be fed downwardly toadjust the top of the rest l3 properly with respect to the rest supporter [9. As shown in Figure 3, set screws 23-23 are feedable through the shoe shank 2 and against the tongue shank 3 to properly adjust the stick in relation to the shoe surface of the rest, race plate, and irregularities of picker sticks.

It can be seen, furthermore, that tongue and groove connections 24-44 are provided between the plate M of the rest l3 and the plate ll of the rest supporting collar 19.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A picking motion comprising a rest, a rockable shoe on the rest, a picker stick extending from the shoe, a supporting structure, adjustable means between the supporting structure and the rest, said adjustable means consisting of a depending structure on the supporting structure adapted to straddle a portion of the rest, a block on the rest, a lip on the support having a set screw disposed therethrough and against the block for vertical adjustment of the support, bolt and slot connections between the depending structure and the block, and tongue and groove guide means between the depending structure and the block.

PETER EMILLE PROVOST. 

